News Briefs

Dallas ISD’s gifted/talented teachers spotlight their student projects for G/T Awareness Week held April 4–10. G/T Awareness Week was created to increase awareness and encourage support of gifted education in Texas. Dallas ISD students have been working hard all year to complete a rigorous project based learning curriculum.  Their projects include research, product creation, writing compositions, and presentations of their works. Even in the midst of this impromptu instruction and learning from home mandate, our innovative G/T teachers are stepping to the challenge with innovation and compassion. “The students are worth it, I have learned a lot about web design…

Dallas ISD has partnered with DART to deliver meals for 300 students in areas identified as having an additional need. Three buses will be loaded with about 100 meals each. DART buses will deliver meals to one of the following sites beginning, Thursday, April 9 from 11 a.m. to noon: Janie C. Turner Recreation Center, Thurgood Marshall Recreation Center and Highland Hills Branch Library.

With last week’s start of At-Home Learning, we know it has been a big adjustment for our families. Thank you, parents and guardians, for your flexibility in this process as we all do our part to follow vital safety measures. To better help you in this unprecedented season of distance learning, we have developed At-Home Learning Daily Planner Printables.  Each planner allows you to fill in the blanks as we know each student and every family is different and has a unique schedule. We hope this resource can help you or your student better plan for successful learning each day!…

Are you a parent looking for tips to build reading skills?  Need clarification about an assignment? Are your child’s math problems puzzling? The good news is that help is available. To provide timely answers to parents’ questions about at-home learning, Dallas ISD has implemented several avenues for parents to receive support. Parents should first reach out to their child’s teachers with questions about instruction, but additional help is also available. During At-Home Learning, the experts in Dallas ISD’s Teaching and Learning division are available to provide support for all areas of instruction via three platforms: Submit your question via the…